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Exhibit 99.1

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I — CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CONTENTS

 

 

PAGE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

REPORT BY INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

F-2

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

F-3

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

F-4

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)

F-5

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

F-6

 

 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F-7 to F-30

 

F-1



 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statements of changes in shareholders’ equity, operations and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2015. Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ McGOVERN, HURLEY, CUNNINGHAM, LLP

 

Chartered Accountants

Licensed Public Accountants

 

TORONTO, Canada

March 9, 2016

 

F-2



 

TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

 

 

As at
December 31,
2015

 

As at
December 31,
2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

11,542,163

 

$

3,505,791

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $456,000 (2014 - $nil) (Note 19d)

 

4,966,325

 

2,145,319

 

Inventories (Note 4)

 

3,458,051

 

1,037,387

 

Taxes recoverable

 

12,233

 

130,623

 

Loan receivable

 

20,761

 

15,814

 

Prepaid expenses and other receivables (Note 5)

 

1,249,866

 

187,279

 

Current portion of debt issuance costs, net (Note 9)

 

685,822

 

128,134

 

Total current assets

 

21,935,221

 

7,150,347

 

Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)

 

956,385

 

1,012,285

 

Intangible assets, net (Note 7)

 

77,136,691

 

40,958,870

 

Goodwill (Note 8)

 

7,649,651

 

3,599,077

 

Debt issuance costs, net (Note 9)

 

285,742

 

359,161

 

Total assets

 

$

107,963,690

 

$

53,079,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

10,123,152

 

$

4,344,606

 

Amounts payable and contingent consideration (Note 2)

 

6,502,000

 

 

Current portion of long term debt (Note 9)

 

2,559,112

 

1,319,030

 

Promissory convertible note (Note 2)

 

5,000,000

 

 

Debentures (Note 9)

 

12,500,000

 

 

Warrant liability (Note 10c)

 

5,883,809

 

3,107,880

 

Current income tax payable (Note 16)

 

93,062

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

42,661,135

 

8,771,516

 

Deferred tax liability (Note 16)

 

6,806,400

 

 

Long term debt (Note 9)

 

14,424,294

 

13,967,493

 

Total liabilities

 

63,891,829

 

22,739,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingencies and commitments (Notes 9 and 13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Stock

 

 

 

 

 

AUTHORIZED

 

 

 

 

 

Unlimited

Non-voting, convertible redeemable and retractable preferred shares with no par value

 

 

 

 

 

Unlimited

Common shares with no par value

 

 

 

 

 

ISSUED (Note 10a)

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares 126,252,792 (2014 — 94,476,238)

 

72,462,224

 

41,182,630

 

Additional paid-in capital options (Note 10b)

 

4,327,546

 

2,713,605

 

Warrants (Note 10c)

 

4,737,823

 

6,347,349

 

Deficit

 

(37,455,732

)

(19,902,853

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

44,071,861

 

30,340,731

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

107,963,690

 

$

53,079,740

 

 

Subsequent Events (Note 21)

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-3



 

TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

 

 

Number of
Common
Shares

 

Common
Shares

 

Warrants

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Options

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Deficit

 

 

 

#

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

BALANCE,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

 

51,081,238

 

19,947,290

 

 

2,286,890

 

(38,156

)

(14,295,911

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units issued (Note 10a)

 

42,895,000

 

30,026,500

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares issued for services (Note 10a)

 

500,000

 

211,812

 

 

 

 

 

Options issued to employees and directors (Note 10b)

 

 

 

 

426,715

 

 

 

Broker warrants – valuation allocation (Note 10a)

 

 

(1,177,468

)

1,177,468

 

 

 

 

Common share purchase warrants – valuation (Note 10c)

 

 

(5,169,881

)

5,169,881

 

 

 

 

Share issuance costs (Note 10a)

 

 

(2,655,623

)

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on derivative instrument

 

 

 

 

 

38,156

 

 

Net loss for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,606,942

)

December 31, 2014

 

94,476,238

 

41,182,630

 

6,347,349

 

2,713,605

 

 

(19,902,853

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants exercised (Notes 10a,c)

 

12,297,909

 

9,273,406

 

(1,059,963

)

 

 

 

Warrants exercised – valuation (Notes 10a,c)

 

 

3,653,259

 

 

 

 

 

Options issued to employees and directors (Note 10b)

 

 

 

 

1,627,411

 

 

 

Common shares issued in acquisition (Note 10a)

 

3,723,008

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares issued in private placement (Notes 10a,c)

 

13,043,695

 

12,000,199

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance costs (Note 10a)

 

 

(1,298,785

)

205,438

 

 

 

 

Stock options exercised (Notes 10a,b)

 

41,101

 

35,410

 

 

(13,470

)

 

 

Broker compensation options exercised (Notes 10a,c)

 

2,062,844

 

1,360,323

 

(755,001

)

 

 

 

Broker warrants exercised (Note 10a)

 

607,997

 

547,197

 

 

 

 

 

Broker warrants exercised – underlying warrants (Note 10a)

 

 

708,585

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,552,879

)

December 31, 2015

 

126,252,792

 

72,462,224

 

4,737,823

 

4,327,546

 

 

(37,455,732

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

F-4



 

TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Licensed domestic product net sales

 

$

9,558,414

 

$

9,106,038

 

Other domestic product sales

 

16,714,768

 

6,127,968

 

International product sales

 

4,030,877

 

1,619,372

 

Royalty and licensing revenues

 

 

18,414

 

Total revenues (Notes 14 and 17)

 

30,304,059

 

16,871,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

Licensor sales and distribution fees

 

6,646,013

 

5,902,034

 

Cost of products sold

 

4,600,737

 

1,787,584

 

Write down of inventories

 

151,663

 

53,099

 

Total cost of sales

 

11,398,413

 

7,742,717

 

Gross Profit

 

18,905,646

 

9,129,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative (Notes 10b, 13d, 15 and 18)

 

16,453,988

 

10,149,854

 

Amortization

 

5,364,676

 

1,511,021

 

Total operating expenses

 

21,818,664

 

11,660,875

 

(Loss) from operations

 

(2,913,018

)

(2,531,800

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-operating income (expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in warrant liability (Note 10c)

 

(5,233,985

)

283,305

 

Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss on debt (Note 18)

 

(2,610,048

)

(1,641,238

)

Gain (Loss) on derivative instrument (Note 20)

 

161,450

 

(167,511

)

Accretion expense (Note 9)

 

(299,644

)

(167,555

)

Restructuring costs (Note 2)

 

(575,511

)

 

Transaction costs

 

(2,996,930

)

 

Interest expense

 

(3,279,375

)

(1,441,729

)

Interest income

 

13,738

 

59,586

 

Loss and comprehensive loss before tax

 

(17,733,323

)

(5,606,942

)

Current tax payable (Note 16)

 

187,347

 

 

Deferred income tax (recovery) (Note 16)

 

(367,791

)

 

Net (loss) and comprehensive loss for the year

 

(17,552,879

)

(5,606,942

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share (Note 11)

-

Basic

 

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.08

)

 

-

Diluted

 

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.08

)

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding

-

Basic

 

111,762,759

 

71,940,005

 

 

-

Diluted

 

111,762,759

 

71,940,005

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-5



 

TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(17,552,879

)

$

(5,606,942

)

Items not affecting cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax (recovery)

 

(180,444

)

 

Amortization

 

5,432,376

 

1,541,326

 

Changes in warrant liability (Note 10(c))

 

5,233,985

 

(283,305

)

Share-based compensation (Note 10(b))

 

1,630,864

 

426,715

 

Unrealized foreign currency loss

 

2,610,048

 

1,641,238

 

Accretion expense

 

299,645

 

167,555

 

Paid-in common shares for services

 

 

211,812

 

Change in non-cash operating assets and liabilities (Note 12)

 

(1,719,800

)

13,516

 

Cash flows (used in) operating activities

 

(4,246,205

)

(1,888,085

)

Cash flows from (used in) investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition, net of cash acquired (Note 2)

 

(8,667,565

)

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(5,960

)

(12,759

)

Increase in intangible assets

 

(12,039,512

)

(32,573,815

)

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

 

(20,713,037

)

(32,586,574

)

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs (Note 9)

 

(1,115,811

)

(225,684

)

Options exercised

 

21,940

 

 

Debentures (Note 9)

 

12,500,000

 

 

(Repayment) advances of long term debt (Note 9)

 

(1,471,861

)

8,801,241

 

Common shares issued (Note 10(a))

 

12,000,199

 

 

Units issued (Note 10a)

 

 

30,026,500

 

Share issuance costs (Note 10(a))

 

(1,092,347

)

(2,655,623

)

Warrants exercised

 

11,265,297

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

32,107,417

 

35,946,434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in cash and cash equivalents

 

7,148,175

 

1,471,775

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in foreign exchange

 

888,197

 

(779,456

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

3,505,791

 

2,813,472

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

 

$

11,542,163

 

$

3,505,791

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statement

 

F-6



 

TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

1.                                      DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (“Tribute” or the “Company”) is an emerging Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company with a primary focus on the acquisition, licensing, development and promotion of healthcare products in Canada. The Company targets several therapeutic areas in Canada with a particular interest in products for the treatment of neurology, pain, urology, dermatology and endocrinology/cardiology. In addition to developing and selling healthcare products in Canada, Tribute also sells products globally through a number of international partners.

 

Tribute Pharmaceuticals’ current portfolio consists of ten marketed products in Canada, including: Cambia® (diclofenac potassium for oral solution), Bezalip® SR (bezafibrate), Soriatane® (acitretin), NeoVisc® (1.0% sodium hyaluronate solution), Uracyst® (sodium chondroitin sulfate solution 2%), Fiorinal®, Fiorinal® C, Visken®, Viskazide®, Collatamp® G, Durela®, Proferrin®, Iberogast®, MoviPrep®, Normacol®, Resultz®, Pegalax®, Balanse®, Balanse® Kids, Diaflor™, Mutaflor®, and Purfem® in the Canadian market. Additionally, NeoVisc® and Uracyst® are commercially available and are sold globally through various international partnerships. Tribute also has the exclusive U.S. rights to Fibricor® and its related authorized generic. In addition, it has the exclusive U.S. rights to develop and commercialize Bezalip SR in the U.S. and has the exclusive right to sell bilastine, a product licensed from Faes Farma for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives), in Canada. The exclusive license is inclusive of prescription and non-prescription rights for bilastine, as well as adult and pediatric presentations in Canada. Bilastine is subject to receiving Canadian regulatory approval. Tribute also has the Canadian rights to ibSium®, which was approved in Canada in June 2015 and two additional pipeline products including Octasa® and BedBugz™, both of which are pending submission to Health Canada.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tribute and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Tribute Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. and Medical Futures Inc. (“MFI”) (See Note 2).  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

See Note 21- Subsequent events.

 

2.                                      ACQUISITIONS AND GOODWILL

 

Business Combination

 

On October 2, 2014, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Novartis AG and Novartis Pharma AG (collectively, “Novartis,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”) pursuant to which the Company acquired from Novartis the Canadian rights to manufacture, market, promote, distribute and sell Fiorinal®, Fiorinal® C, Visken® and Viskazide® for the relief of pain from headache and for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions (the “Products”), as well as certain other assets relating to the Products, including certain intellectual property, marketing authorizations and related data, medical, commercial and technical information, and the partial assignment of certain manufacturing and supply agreements and tenders with third parties (the “Acquired Assets”). The Company also assumed certain liabilities arising out of the Acquired Assets and the Licensed Assets (as described below) after the acquisition, including product liability claims or intellectual property infringement claims by third parties relating to the sale of the Products by the Company in Canada. In connection with the acquisition of the Acquired Assets, and pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company concurrently entered into a license agreement with Novartis AG, Novartis Pharma AG and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (the “License Agreement”, and, together with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, the Novartis entities agreed to license to the Company certain assets relating to the Products, including certain intellectual property, marketing authorizations and related data, and medical, commercial and technical information (the “Licensed Assets”). The Company concurrently entered into a supply agreement with Novartis Pharma AG (the “Supply Agreement”), pursuant to which Novartis Pharma AG agreed to supply the Company with the requirements of Products for sale for a transition period until the Company is able to transfer the marketing authorizations to the Company. The consideration paid for the Acquired Assets and the Licensed Assets was $32,000,000 in cash.

 

The transaction was accounted for as a business combination. The fair value of the acquired identifiable net assets was $32,000,000, which was allocated between the product rights acquired (Visken® and Fiorinal®).

 

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The estimated fair value of the intangible assets was determined based on the use of the discounted cash flow models using an income approach for the acquired licenses.  Estimated revenues were probability adjusted to take into account the stage of completion and the risks surrounding successful development and commercialization. The license agreement assets are classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets until the successful completion and commercialization or abandonment of the associated marketing and development efforts.  The licensing asset and licensing agreements relate to product license agreements having estimated useful lives of 25 years. The Company believes that the fair values assigned to the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and the contingent consideration liabilities were based on reasonable assumptions.

 

Fibricor Acquisition

 

On May 21, 2015, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc., a Barbados corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribute, acquired the U.S. rights to Fibricor® and its related authorized generic (the “Product”) from a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Sun Pharma”).  Financial terms of the deal include the payment of US$10,000,000 of which US$7,000,000 ($8,767,603) was paid during the year ended December 31, 2015 and, US$3,000,000 ($4,152,000) is payable on May 21, 2016.  As at December 31, 2015, US$3,000,000 ($4,152,000) has been accrued and included in amounts payable and contingent consideration on the consolidated balance sheet.  The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition.  Costs incurred to complete the acquisition were $113,726, which were capitalized to the cost of the assets acquired.

 

MFI Acquisition

 

On June 16, 2015, Tribute entered into a share purchase agreement (the ‘‘Share Purchase Agreement’’) with the shareholders of Medical Futures Inc. (‘‘MFI’’) pursuant to which Tribute acquired on such date (the ‘‘MFI Acquisition’’) all of the outstanding shares of MFI (the ‘‘MFI Shares’’). The consideration paid for the MFI Shares was comprised of (1) $8,492,868 in cash on closing, (2) $5,000,000 through the issuance of 3,723,008 Tribute common shares, (3) $5,000,000 in the form of a one-year term promissory note (the ‘‘Note’’) bearing interest at 8% annually convertible in whole or in part at the holder’s option at any time during the term into 2,813,778 Tribute common shares at a conversion rate of $1.77 per Tribute common share (subject to adjustment in certain events), with a maturity date of June 16, 2016, (4) retention payments of $507,132, and (5) future contingent cash milestone payments totaling $5,695,000 that will be paid only upon obtaining certain consents. In addition, on the receipt of each regulatory approval for MFI’s two pipeline products described below (or upon the occurrence of a change of control of Tribute), the vendors will receive a payment of $1,250,000 per product. The Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration by assigning an achievement probability to each potential milestone and discounting the associated cash payment to its present value using a risk adjusted rate of return. The Company evaluates its estimates of fair value of contingent consideration liabilities at the end of each reporting period until the liability is settled. Any changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities are included in change in fair value of contingent consideration on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The liability for these amounts payable, are reported together as “amounts payable and contingent consideration” on the balance sheet.  The Company accrued $5,695,000 related to obtaining certain consents as an achievement probability of 100% was assigned to those contingent milestone payments.  During the year ended December 31, 2015, one consent was received and a payment issued of $3,345,000. The contingent payments related to the two pipeline products are reliant on regulatory approval.  As the achievement of regulatory approval cannot be reliably estimated by the Company, an achievement probability of 0% was assigned and therefore no accrual recorded on the Balance Sheet.

 

The MFI Acquisition diversifies Tribute’s product portfolio in Canada through the addition of twelve marketed products (Durela®, Proferrin®, Iberogast®, MoviPrep®, Normacol®, Resultz®, Pegalax®, BalanseTM, BalanseTM Kids, DiaflorTM, Mutaflor® and Purfem®, one product recently approved by Health Canada but has not launched (ibSiumTM) and two pipeline products, OctasaTM and BedBugzTM, both of which are pending submission to Health Canada.

 

The Company recorded an accrual charge of $575,511in restructuring costs during the year ended December 31, 2015, on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

In connection with the MFI Acquisition, the Company acquired assets with a fair value of $36,195,433.  Assets consisted of cash of $76,072, receivables of $1,214,932, inventory of $1,798,728, prepaids of $256,465, property, plant and equipment of $46,376, intangible assets of $28,658,000, taxes recoverable of $94,286 and goodwill of $4,050,574.  Liabilities were also assumed of $11,500,432 consisting of bank indebtedness of $1,937,475, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $2,388,766 and a deferred tax liability of $7,174,191.  The estimated fair value of the intangible assets was determined based on the use of the discounted cash flow models using an income approach for the acquired licenses.  Estimated revenues were probability adjusted to take into account the stage of completion and the risks surrounding successful development and commercialization. The license agreement assets are classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets until the successful completion and commercialization or abandonment of the associated marketing and development efforts.  The licensing asset

 

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and licensing agreements relate to product license agreements having estimated useful lives of 4 to 22 years. The Company believes that the fair values assigned to the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and the contingent consideration liabilities were based on reasonable assumptions.

 

Pro Forma Results: The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information summarizes the results of operations for the periods indicated as if the Novartis and MFI Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2014 after giving effect to certain adjustments. The unaudited pro forma information is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations or financial condition that would have been achieved if the Novartis and MFI Acquisition would have taken place as of January 1, 2014 and should not be taken as indicative of future results of operations or financial condition. Pro forma adjustments are tax-effected at the effective tax rate.

 

 

 

For the Twelve Month Periods
Ended December 31

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Net revenues

 

$

34,991,238

 

$

32,444,036

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(18,064,199

)

$

(835,624

)

Earnings (loss) per share — Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.01

)

 

3.                                      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on a basis consistent with that of the prior year.

 

a)                                     CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. Cash and cash equivalents are held with three major financial institutions in Canada. As at December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not have any cash equivalents.

 

b)                                     ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company routinely assesses the recoverability of all material trade and other receivables to determine their collectability by considering factors such as historical experience, credit quality, the age of the accounts receivable balances, and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay.

 

c)                                      REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. License fees which are comprised of initial fees and milestone payments are recognized upon achievement of the milestones, provided the milestone is meaningful, and provided that collectability is reasonably assured and other revenue recognition criteria are met. Milestone payments are recognized into income upon the achievement of the specified milestones when the Company has no further involvement or obligation to perform services, as related to that specific element of the arrangement. Up-front fees and other amounts received in excess of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenues.

 

Revenues from the sale of products, net of trade discounts, returns and allowances, are recognized when legal title to the goods has been passed to the customer and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues associated with multiple-element arrangements are attributed to the various elements, if certain criteria are met, including whether the delivered element has standalone value to the customer and whether there is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered elements. Non-refundable up-front fees for the transfer of methods and technical know-how, not requiring the Company to perform additional research or development activities or other significant future performance obligations, are recognized upon delivery of the methods and technical know-how.

 

Royalty revenue is recognized when the Company has fulfilled the terms in accordance with the contractual agreement and has no material future obligation, other than inconsequential and perfunctory support, as would be expected under such agreements and the amount of the royalty fee is determinable and collection is reasonably assured.

 

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A customer is obligated to pay for products sold to it within a specified number of days from the date that title to the products is transferred to the customer. The Company’s standard terms typically range from 0.5% to 2% discount, 15 to 20 days net 30 from the date of invoice.

 

The Company has a product returns policy on some of its products, which allows the customer to return pharmaceutical products that have expired, for full credit, provided the expired products are returned within twelve months from the expiration date.

 

Transfer of title occurs and risk of ownership passes to a customer at the time of shipment or delivery, depending on the terms of the agreement with a particular customer. The sale price of the Company’s products is substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale based on purchase orders generated by a customer and accepted by the Company. A customer’s obligation to pay the Company for products sold to it is not contingent upon the resale of those products. The Company recognizes revenues for the sale of products from the date the title to the products is transferred to the customer.

 

In connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Fibricor Acquisition (Note 2), the Company entered into a transition services and supply agreement with Novartis and Sun Pharma, respectively to facilitate the seamless and efficient transfer of products to the Company. The agreement required that Novartis and Sun Pharma continue to manufacture and distribute products until the Company obtained the necessary marketing authorizations to allow it to take over these functions as principal. Novartis and Sun Pharma provided the Company with a monthly reconciliation of revenues, cost of goods, and marketing and selling expenses for which the Company then billed for the net amount receivable. The Company relied on the financial information provided by Novartis and Sun Pharma to estimate the amounts due under this agreement. Based on the terms of this arrangement and the guidance per Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-45 regarding agency relationships, for the period of this arrangement the Company recorded revenues relating to the Asset Purchase Agreement and Fibricor Acquisition on a net basis in the statement of operations, net of cost of goods and marketing and selling expenses.

 

d)                                     INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value with cost being determined on a first-in, first-out basis.  Cost is determined to be purchase cost for raw materials and the production cost (materials, labor and indirect manufacturing cost) for work-in-process and finished goods.  Throughout the manufacturing process, the related production costs are recorded within inventory.

 

e)                                      PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. The Company periodically evaluates whether current facts or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets to be held and used may not be recoverable. The Company reviews its long-term assets, such as fixed assets to be held and used or disposed of, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. The basis of amortization and estimated useful lives of these assets are provided for as follows:

 

Asset Classification

 

Amortization Method

 

Useful Life

Building

 

Straight-line

 

20 years 

Computer and office equipment

 

Straight-line

 

5 years 

Leasehold improvements

 

Straight-line over the lease term

 

5 years

Manufacturing equipment

 

Straight-line & activity based

 

5 to 10 years 

Warehouse equipment

 

Straight-line

 

5 to 10 years

Packaging equipment

 

Activity based

 

5 to 10 years

 

Activity based amortization is based on the number of uses for each asset in that category.

 

f)                                       GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the net assets of the acquired businesses.  Goodwill has an indefinite useful life and is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment annually.  Intangible assets include patents, product rights, a licensing asset and licensing agreements.

 

Patents represent capitalized legal costs incurred in connection with applications for patents. In-process patents pending are not amortized. All patents subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis over an estimated useful life of up to 17 years. The Company regularly evaluates patents and applications for impairment or abandonment, at which point the

 

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Company charges the remaining net book value to expenses. The licensing asset represents amounts paid for exclusive Canadian licensing rights to develop, register, promote, manufacture, use, market, distribute and sell pharmaceutical products. The licensing agreements represent the fair value assigned to licensing agreements acquired. The licensing asset and licensing agreement are amortized over the remaining life of the agreement, upon product approval or over their estimated useful lives ranging from 4 years to 25 years. See Note 7.

 

The Company evaluates the recoverability of amortizable intangible assets for possible impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such review indicates that the carrying amount of intangible assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value. The Company has not recorded any impairment charge during the years presented.

 

When assessing goodwill impairment, the Company assesses qualitative factors first to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the two-step impairment test is not performed. In the event that there are qualitative factors which indicate that the carrying amount is greater than the fair value of the reporting unit, then the two step impairment approach is performed.

 

The first step, identifying a potential impairment, compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, the second step would need to be performed; otherwise, no further step is required. The second step, measuring the impairment loss, compares the implied fair value of the goodwill with the carrying amount of the goodwill. Any excess of the goodwill carrying amount over the applied fair value is recognized as an impairment loss, and the carrying value of goodwill is written down to fair value. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, no impairment of goodwill has been identified.

 

g)                                     USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements has required management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities and the revenue and expenses recorded. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to provision for doubtful accounts, inventories, accrued liabilities, accrued returns, discounts and rebates, derivative instruments, income taxes, stock based compensation, revenue recognition, goodwill, intangible assets, contingent consideration and the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. The Company bases its estimates on historical experiences and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

 

Actual results could differ from those estimates. As adjustments become necessary, they are recorded in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the period in which they become known. Such adjustments could be material.

 

h)                                     DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax results in deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent management believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such determination, all available positive and negative evidence is utilized, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations. In the event a determination is made that the Company would be able to realize deferred income tax assets in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would be made, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

 

Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold to be recognized. This interpretation also provides guidance on measurement, de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

 

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i)                                        STOCK-BASED CONSIDERATION

 

The Company uses the fair value based method of accounting for all its stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718 “Compensation — Stock Compensation”. The estimated fair value of the options that are ultimately expected to vest based on performance related conditions, as well as the options that are expected to vest based on future service, is recorded over the option’s requisite service period and charged to stock-based compensation. In determining the amount of options that are expected to vest, the Company takes into account, voluntary termination behavior as well as trends of actual option forfeitures.

 

Stock options and warrants which are indexed to a factor which is not a market, performance or service condition, in addition to the Company’s share price, are classified as liabilities and re-measured at each reporting date based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model with a charge to operations, until the date of settlement. Some warrants have been reflected as a liability as they are indexed to a factor which is not a market performance or service condition.

 

j)                                        FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSLATION

 

Monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Canadian dollars, which is the functional currency of the Company, at the year-end exchange rate, while foreign currency revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rate in effect on the date of the transaction. The resultant gains or losses are included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.  Non-monetary items are translated at historical rates.

 

k)                                     RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The approved refundable portion of the tax credits are netted against the related expenses. Non-refundable investment tax credits are recorded in the period when reasonable assurance exists that the Company has complied with the terms and conditions required for approval of the tax credit and it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these tax credits against the deferred taxes. Refundable investment tax credits are recorded in the period when reasonable assurance exists that the Company has complied with the terms and conditions required for approval of the tax credit and it is more likely than not that the Company will collect it. At December 31, 2015, the Company had no outstanding refundable tax credits (2014 - nil).

 

l)                                        COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a period related to transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

 

m)                                 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

FASB ASC Section 260, “Earnings (Loss) Per Share”, requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) with a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue shares were exercised or converted into shares that would then share in the earnings.

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding each year. The diluted loss per share is not presented when the effect is anti-dilutive.

 

n)                                     ACQUISITIONS

 

The accounting for acquisitions requires extensive use of estimates and judgments to measure the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, including license agreement assets and liabilities assumed. Additionally, the Company must determine whether an acquired entity is considered to be a business or a set of net assets, because the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired can only be recognized as goodwill in a business combination.

 

o)                                     CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION

 

Contingent consideration liabilities represent future amounts the Company may be required to pay in conjunction with various business combinations. The ultimate amount of future payments is based on specified future criteria, such as sales performance and the achievement of certain future development, regulatory and sales milestones. The Company estimates the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities related to sales performance using the income approach, which involves

 

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forecasting estimated future net cash flows and discounting the net cash flows to their present value using a risk-adjusted rate of return. The Company estimates the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities related to the achievement of future development and regulatory milestones by assigning an achievement probability to each potential milestone and discounting the associated cash payment to its present value using a risk-adjusted rate of return. The Company evaluates its estimates of the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities on a periodic basis. Any changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

p)                                     FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risk. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

 

Level 1 -

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

 

Level 2 -

Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

 

Level 3 -

Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The Company’s valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of money market funds and certain marketable equity securities were derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of all other financial instruments, all of which have counterparties with high credit ratings, were valued based on quoted market prices or model driven valuations using significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

In accordance with the fair value accounting requirements, companies may choose to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The Company has not elected the fair value option for any eligible financial instruments.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, loan receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are approximate of their fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the long term debt is estimated based on quoted market prices and interest rates.

 

The Company’s equity-linked financial instruments reflected as warrant liability on the consolidated balance sheet represent financial liabilities classified as Level 3 as per ASU 2009-05. As required by the guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value of the warrant liability which is not traded in an active market has been determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on assumptions that are supported by observable market conditions. The estimated fair value of the contingent non-cash consideration was based on the Company’s stock price.

 

q)                                     ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOT YET ADOPTED

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which guidance in this update will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance when it becomes effective. ASU No. 2014-09 affects any entity that enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The core principal of ASU No. 2014-09 is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for annual

 

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reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period, which will be the Company’s fiscal year 2018 (or January 1, 2018), and entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

4.                                      Inventories

 

 

 

December 31,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

Raw materials

 

$

872,509

 

$

290,197

 

Finished goods

 

2,059,515

 

399,830

 

Packaging materials

 

103,100

 

70,870

 

Work in process

 

422,927

 

276,490

 

 

 

$

3,458,051

 

$

1,037,387

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company assessed its inventory and determined that $151,663 of its on-hand inventory would not be used prior to its potential useful life (2014 - $53,099). Therefore, $146,743 (2014 - $26,241) of finished goods, $nil (2014 - $21,581) of raw materials and $4,920 (2014 - $5,277) of packaging materials were written off during the year.

 

5.                                      Prepaid Expenses and Other Receivables

 

 

 

December 31,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

Prepaid operating expenses and other receivables

 

$

1,241,646

 

$

180,304

 

Interest receivable on loan receivables

 

8,220

 

6,975

 

 

 

$

1,249,866

 

$

187,279

 

 

6.                                      Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Land

 

$

90,000

 

$

 

$

90,000

 

Building

 

618,254

 

331,710

 

286,544

 

Leasehold improvements

 

10,359

 

6,734

 

3,625

 

Office equipment

 

97,848

 

58,353

 

39,495

 

Manufacturing equipment

 

1,103,525

 

644,085

 

459,440

 

Warehouse equipment

 

17,085

 

17,085

 

 

Packaging equipment

 

111,270

 

73,926

 

37,344

 

Computer equipment

 

159,180

 

119,243

 

39,937

 

 

 

$

2,207,521

 

$

1,251,136

 

$

956,385

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Land

 

$

90,000

 

$

 

$

90,000

 

Building

 

618,254

 

300,798

 

317,456

 

Leasehold improvements

 

10,359

 

4,662

 

5,697

 

Office equipment

 

61,308

 

52,124

 

9,184

 

Manufacturing equipment

 

1,103,525

 

602,667

 

500,858

 

Warehouse equipment

 

17,085

 

17,085

 

 

Packaging equipment

 

111,270

 

62,744

 

48,526

 

Computer equipment

 

142,873

 

102,309

 

40,564

 

 

 

$

2,154,674

 

$

1,142,389

 

$

1,012,285

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company disposed of $nil (2014 - $nil) in property, plant and equipment.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded total amortization of tangible assets of $108,747 (2014 - $90,391), which was recorded as $32,582 (2014 - $15,728) to cost of goods sold, $22,757 (2014 - $14,576) to inventory and the remaining $57,829 (2014 - $60,087) was recorded to amortization expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

7.                                      Intangible Assets

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Patents

 

$

467,481

 

$

89,892

 

$

377,589

 

Licensing asset

 

1,005,820

 

251,455

 

754,365

 

Licensing agreements

 

51,155,178

 

5,550,441

 

45,604,737

 

Product rights

 

32,000,000

 

1,600,000

 

30,400,000

 

 

 

$

84,628,479

 

$

7,491,788

 

$

77,136,691

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Patents

 

$

351,754

 

$

53,242

 

$

298,512

 

Licensing asset

 

1,005,820

 

174,084

 

831,736

 

Licensing agreements

 

10,377,325

 

2,345,049

 

8,032,276

 

Product rights

 

32,117,521

 

321,175

 

31,796,346

 

 

 

$

43,852,420

 

$

2,893,550

 

$

40,958,870

 

 

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $4,602,441 and $1,332,118, respectively.

 

The Company has patents pending of $64,909 and licensing agreements of $558,702 at December 31, 2015 (2014 - $45,392 and $373,325, respectively) not currently being amortized.

 

The licensing asset consists of capitalized payments to third party licensors related to the achievement of regulatory approvals to commercialize products in specified markets and up-front payments associated with royalty obligations for products.

 

The Company tests for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified in 2015 and 2014, and therefore no impairment loss was recognized during those periods.

 

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets at December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

Amount

 

2016

 

$

6,429,645

 

2017

 

6,387,249

 

2018

 

5,096,742

 

2019

 

4,758,902

 

2020

 

3,052,748

 

Thereafter

 

50,787,794

 

 

 

$

76,513,080

 

 

8.                                      Goodwill

 

The goodwill relates to the Company’s acquisition of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Ltd. and Tribute Pharma Canada Inc., an agreement with Theramed Corporation and the acquisition of Medical Futures Inc. The Company has evaluated the goodwill during the fourth quarter and has determined that there is no impairment of the values at December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company has completed a quantitative goodwill assessment and concluded that there were no indications of impairment.

 

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Amount

 

Balance at December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

$

3,599,077

 

MFI acquisition (Note 2)

 

4,050,574

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

7,649,651

 

 

9.                                      Long Term Debt and Debt Issuance Costs

 

On August 8, 2013, SWK Funding LLC (“SWK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWK Holdings Corporation, entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with the Company pursuant to which SWK provided to the Company a term loan

in the principal amount of US$6,000,000 ($6,381,600) (the “Loan”) which was increased, as per the terms of the Credit Agreement, by an additional US$2,000,000 ($2,211,000) at the Company’s request on February 4, 2014.  SWK served as the agent under the Credit Agreement.

 

On October 1, 2014 (the “Amendment Closing Date”), the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Guarantee (the “First Amendment”, and, together with the Credit Agreement, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with SWK. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a multi-draw term loan to the Company for up to a maximum amount of US$17,000,000 ($23,528,000) (the “Loan Commitment Amount”). On the Amendment Closing Date, SWK advanced the Company an additional amount equal to US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) pursuant to the terms of a promissory note executed on the Amendment Closing Date (the “October 2014 Note”). The October 2014 Note is for a total principal amount of US$14,000,000 ($19,376,000) (comprised of US$8,000,000 ($8,592,600) advanced under the Credit Agreement and the additional US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) advanced on October 1, 2014) due and payable on December 31, 2018.  See Note 21- Subsequent events.

 

Interest and principal under the Loan will be paid by a revenue based payment (“Revenue Based Payment”) that is charged on quarterly revenues of the Company, applied in the following priority (i) first, to the payment of all fees, costs, expenses and indemnities due and owing to SWK under the Amended Credit Amended Agreement, (ii) second, to the payment of all fees, costs, expenses and indemnities due and owing to the lenders under the Credit Agreement, (iii) third, to the payment of all accrued but unpaid interest until paid in full; and (iv) fourth, for each payment date on or after payment date in April 2015, to the payment of all principal under the Loan up to a maximum of US$1,000,000 ($1,384,000) in respect of any fiscal quarter. All amounts applied under the Revenue Based Payment will be made to each lender according to its pro-rata share of the Loan. The lenders will be entitled to certain additional payments in connection with repayments of the Loan, both on maturity and in connection with a prepayment or partial prepayment. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company entered into a Guaranty and Collateral Agreement granting the lenders a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets (the “Collateral”). The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of its type, including but not limited to, limiting the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make any distributions, incur additional indebtedness, grant additional liens, engage in any other line of business, make investments, merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets and enter into transactions with related parties. The Amended Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, including, but not limited to, certain minimum net sales requirements and a requirement to maintain at least $1,000,000 of unencumbered liquid assets at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Amended Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, including but not limited to, failure to pay principal, interest or fees when due, failure to comply with covenants, default under certain other indebtedness, certain insolvency or bankruptcy events, the occurrence of certain material judgments, the institution of any proceeding by a government agency or a change of control of the Company. The obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement to repay the Loan may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Amended Credit Agreement. A 4% agent fee on the above mentioned transaction was paid on the amounts borrowed above US$3,500,000 ($4,844,000) up to US$8,000,000 ($11,072,000).

 

The Loan accrues interest at an annual rate of 11.5% plus LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), with LIBOR Rate being subject to a minimum floor of 2%, such that the minimum interest rate is 13.5%. In the event of a change of control, a merger or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Loan shall be due and payable.

 

In connection with the Loan the Company issued to SWK 755,794 common share purchase warrants with each warrant entitling SWK to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.5954 ($0.8240), at any time prior to August 8, 2020. The grant date fair value of the warrants was $445,794, which was recorded as warrant liability, with an equal amount recorded as a discount to the carrying value of the Loan. In addition, an origination fee of US$120,000 ($124,172) was paid to SWK and treated as a discount to the carrying value of the loan.

 

Upon receipt of the additional US$2,000,000 ($2,211,000) of the Loan, the Company issued to SWK 347,222 common share purchase warrants with a grant date fair value of the warrants of $120,914. Each warrant entitles SWK to acquire one

 

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common share in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.432 ($0.5979), at any time on or prior to February 4, 2021.

 

Upon receipt of the additional US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) of the Loan, the Company issued to SWK 740,000 common share purchase warrants with a grant date fair value of the warrants of $303,557. Each warrant entitles SWK to acquire one

common share in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.70 ($0.9688), at any time on or prior to October 1, 2019. In addition, an origination fee of US$90,000 ($100,872) was paid to SWK and treated as a discount to the carrying value of the loan.

 

The discount to the carrying value of the Loan is being amortized as a non-cash interest expense over the term of the Loan using the effective interest rate method.  The grant date fair value of the warrants issued to SWK was determined using the

Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 123%, a risk-free interest rate of 1.90%, an expected life of 6.2 years, and no expected dividend yield.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company accreted $299,644 (2014 - $167,755) in non-cash accretion expense in connection with the long term loans, which is included in accretion expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

During 2014, the Company incurred US$203,389 ($225,858) in financing fees and legal costs related to closing the Credit Agreement and recorded US$80,000 ($92,808) related to an exit fee payable to SWK upon the retirement of the Loan. These fees and costs were classified as debt issuance costs on the consolidated balance sheets. These assets are being amortized as a non-cash interest expense over the term of the outstanding Loan using the effective interest rate method. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company amortized $139,929 (2014 — $118,814) in non-cash interest expense, which is included in amortization expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company made principal payments of US$1,137,930 ($1,471,861) (2014 - $nil) and interest payments of US$1,874,796 ($2,383,235) (2014 — US$1,090,500 ($1,207,262)) under the Credit Agreement and Amended Credit Agreement. See Note 21 — Subsequent Events.

 

Debenture Financing

 

In connection with the completion of the acquisition of MFI, Tribute also completed a private placement of $12,500,000 principal amount of secured subordinated debentures (the “Debentures”).  The Debentures are secured by a general security agreement from the Company constituting a lien on all the present and future property of the Company.  The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum payable quarterly in arrears and mature on June 16, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”).  The Debentures can be redeemed, in full, at any time following the closing date and prior to the Maturity Date, by Tribute paying the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Tribute will also pay a customary redemption fee upon a change of control and an exit fee upon repayment of the Debentures.

 

In connection with the Debentures, the Company paid commissions to a syndicate of underwriters of $750,000.  The Company also recorded $88,945 in debt issuance costs associated with syndicate fees, $250,000 in debt issuance costs and as an exit fee and $36,811 in debt issuance costs associated with legal fees.  Total issuance costs associated with the Debentures were $1,115,811.  During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company accreted $576,123 (2014 - $nil) in non-cash accretion expense in connection with the Debenture financing, which is included in amortization of assets on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid $280,738 in interest payments (year ended December 31, 2014 - $nil) under the Debentures.

 

10.                               Capital Stock

 

a)                                     Common Shares

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company completed a private placement in which 13,043,695 common shares were issued at a price of $0.92 per common share for gross proceeds of $12,000,199.

 

In connection with the private placement, the Company paid cash commissions to a syndicate of underwriters of $840,014 and issued an aggregate of 456,529 non-transferable broker warrants.  See Note 10(c). Each broker warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.92 at any time on or before May 21, 2017.  The Company also recorded $72,800 in issuance costs associated with syndicate fees.  Total other issuance costs associated with the private placement were $180,533.

 

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On June 16, 2015, the Company issued 3,723,008 common shares in conjunction with the acquisition of MFI (See Note 2) with a fair value of $5,000,000 based on the current stock price.

 

Additionally, 12,297,909 common shares of the Company were issued upon the exercise of 12,297,909 common share purchase warrants, 2,062,844 common shares of the Company were issued upon the exercise of 2,062,844 broker compensation options, 607,997 common shares were issued upon the exercise of 607,997 underlying broker warrants issued during the year and 41,101 common shares were issued upon the exercise of various share options, at an average exercise price of $0.75 for gross proceeds of $11,202,866.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company completed a public offering in which 42,895,000 units (“Units”) were issued at a price of $0.70 per Unit for gross proceeds of $30,026,500. Each Unit consisted of one common share of the Company’s stock and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at a price per share of $0.90 at any time on or before July 15, 2016.  As part of the public offering, the Company issued 21,447,500 common share purchase warrants to the purchasers.

 

In connection with the public offering, the Company paid cash commissions to the syndicate of underwriters of $2,251,988 and issued an aggregate of 3,217,125 non-transferable broker warrants valued at $1,177,468.  See Note 10 (c). Each broker warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Unit at an exercise price of $0.70 at any time on or before July 15, 2016.  Total other issuance costs associated with the public offering were $403,636.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 500,000 common shares to a consultant for services and recorded $211,812 as paid-in common shares based on the fair market value of the common shares at the date of issuance.

 

b)                                     Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company’s stock-based compensation program (the “Plan”) includes share options in which some options vest based on continuous service, while others vest based on performance conditions such as profitability and sales goals.  For those equity awards that vest based on continuous service, compensation expense is recorded over the service period from the date of grant.  For performance-based awards, compensation expense is recorded over the remaining service period when the Company determines that achievement is probable.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, there were 3,767,000 options, respectively, granted to officers, employees and consultants of the Company (2014 —1,827,985, respectively). The exercise price of 2,890,000 of these options is $0.62, vesting quarterly one-eighth over two years on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, in 2016 and 2017. Of these options 540,000 are time-based, while the remaining 2,350,000 are based upon achieving certain financial objectives. Since stock-based compensation is recognized only for those awards that are ultimately expected to vest, the Company has applied an estimated forfeiture rate (based on historical experience and projected employee turnover) to unvested awards for the purpose of calculating compensation expense. The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.55 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 121%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.76%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, 200,000 options were granted (2014 — 200,000) with an exercise price of $0.62 and fully vested on January 4, 2016 (Note 15). The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.43 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 121%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.87%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

In addition, 600,000 options were granted based on achieving certain financial objectives, with an exercise price of $0.99 and will vest quarterly over three years on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.75 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 122%; expected risk free interest rate of 1.07%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

In addition, 50,000 options were granted with an exercise price of $0.62, with one quarter vesting over one year on each of April 29, July 29, October 29 in 2015 and January 29, 2016.  The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.52 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 122%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.87%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

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Of the remaining, 27,000 options, 19,500 were granted with an exercise price of $1.12, and the remaining 7,500 were granted with an exercise price of $1.35 for 2,500 options and $1.03 for 5,000 options, with  quarterly vesting over two years on each of March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 2016 and 2017.  The weighted average grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.93 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 122%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.87%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded $1,630,864 (2014 — $426,714) as additional paid in capital for options issued to directors, officers, employees and consultants based on continuous service.  Included in this amount is $685,412 for options issued to consultants for services for the year ended December 31, 2015 (2014 - $153,334) (Note 15). This expense was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.  Due to termination of employment and non-achievement of performance-based awards, 180,107 options were removed from the number of options issued during the year ended December 31, 2015 (year ended December 31, 2014 — 817,830).

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the grant date fair value of stock options with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.76%

 

1.60%

 

Expected life

 

5 years

 

5 years

 

Expected volatility

 

121%

 

123%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

 

The Company’s computation of expected volatility for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is based on the Company’s market close price over the period equal to the expected life of the options. The Company’s computation of expected life reflects actual historical exercise activity and assumptions regarding future exercise activity of unexercised, outstanding options.

 

The Company’s expected dividend yield is 0%, since there is no history of paying dividends and there are no plans to pay dividends. The Company’s risk-free interest rate is the Canadian Treasury Bond rate for the period equal to the expected term.

 

The maximum number of options that may be issued under the Plan is floating at an amount equivalent to 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares, or 12,625,279 as at December 31, 2015 (2014 — 9,447,624). The total remaining options available for granting under the plan at December 31, 2015 was 4,193,977 (2014 — 4,612,634).

 

The total number of options outstanding as at December 31, 2015 was 8,431,303 (2014 — 4,834,991).  The weighted average grant date fair value of the options granted during the year ended December 31, 2015, was $0.55 (2014 - $0.38).

 

The activities in options outstanding are as noted below:

 

 

 

Number of 
Options

 

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

 

3,824,835

 

     0.60

 

Granted

 

1,827,986

 

     0.45

 

Forfeited

 

(817,830

)

     0.55

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

4,834,991

 

$    0.55

 

Granted

 

3,767,000

 

     0.68

 

Exercised

 

(41,101

)

     0.53

 

Forfeited

 

(129,587

)

     0.41

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

8,431,303

 

$    0.61

 

 

When employees or non-employees exercise their stock options, the capital stock is credited by the sum of the consideration paid together with the related portion previously credited to additional paid-in capital when stock-based compensation costs were recorded.

 

As at December 31, 2015, the Company had 4,219,101 (2014 — 2,713,921) vested options. As at December 31, 2015, the number of unvested options expected to vest (including the impact of expected forfeitures) had been estimated at 4,212,202 (2014 — 2,121,070) with a weighted average contractual life of 3.98 years (2014 — 3.7 years) and exercise price of $0.66 (2014 - $0.486). As at December 31, 2015, the total fair value of future expense to be recorded in subsequent periods (assuming no forfeiture occurs) is $1,337,080 (2014 - $339,314). The weighted average time remaining for these options to vest is 1.70 years (2014 — 1.71 years).

 

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As at December 31, 2015, the aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options was $6,176,621 (2014 - $209,700) and the aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options was $3,268,465 (2014 - $80,848) based on the Company’s closing common share price on the OTCQX under the trading symbol TBUFF of US$0.97 ($1.35) (2014 - US$0.46 ($0.53).

 

The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair values of stock options using the graded vesting method over the requisite service period for the entire award.

 

The following table presents information relating to stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

Range of
Exercise Price

 

Number
of Shares

 

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual
Life (Years)

 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price

 

Number
of Shares

 

Weighted 
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual
Life (Years)

 

$ 0.30 to $0.49

 

1,645,054

 

2.42

 

$   0.41

 

1,324,774

 

$  0.42

 

2.31

 

$ 0.50 to $0.69

 

5,649,249

 

2.98

 

    0.60

 

2,375,499

 

    0.58

 

1.56

 

$ 0.90 to $1.09

 

1,115,000

 

2.42

 

    0.97

 

510,000

 

    0.95

 

0.05

 

$ 1.10 to $1.29

 

19,500

 

4.82

 

    1.12

 

 

     —

 

 

$ 1.30 to $1.49

 

2,500

 

4.88

 

    1.35

 

 

     —

 

 

 

 

8,431,303

 

2.80

 

$   0.61

 

4,210,273

 

$  0.57

 

1.61

 

 

c)                                      Warrants

 

As at December 31, 2015, the following compensation warrants were outstanding:

 

Warrant Liability

 

Expiration Date

 

Number of
Warrants

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price

 

Fair Value at 
December 31, 2015

 

Fair Value at 
December 31, 2014

 

May 11, 2017

 

750,000

 

US$0.43 ($0.60)

 

$

627,990 

 

$

227,090

 

February 27, 2015

 

 

US$0.50 ($0.69)

 

$

 

$

184,999

 

February 27, 2018

 

2,968,750

 

US$0.60 ($0.83)

 

$

2,383,075

 

$

1,310,414

 

March 5, 2015

 

 

US$0.50 ($0.69)

 

$

 

$

56,691

 

March 5, 2018

 

843,750

 

US$0.60 ($0.83)

 

$

680,796

 

$

372,123

 

March 11, 2015

 

 

US$0.50 ($0.69)

 

$

 

$

17,547

 

March 11, 2018

 

306,250

 

US$0.60 ($0.83)

 

$

247,952

 

$

102,089

 

August 8, 2020

 

755,794

 

US$0.5954 ($0.824)

 

$

779,284

 

$

334,060

 

September 20, 2018

 

108,696

 

US$0.55 ($0.76)

 

$

97,633

 

$

36,442

 

February 4, 2021

 

347,222

 

US$0.4320 ($0.5951)

 

$

383,964

 

$

160,319

 

October 1, 2019

 

740,000

 

US$0.70 ($0.97)

 

$

683,115

 

$

306,106

 

 

 

6,820,462

 

US$0.58 ($0.81)

 

$

5,883,809

 

$

3,107,880

 

 

On May 11, 2012, the Company granted 750,000 warrants in connection with a loan agreement with MidCap Financial LLC, at an exercise price of US$0.56 ($0.78). Subsequently, the pro rata exercise price of the 750,000 warrants described above was adjusted due to the exercise rate of the 755,794 common share purchase warrants being issued to SWK during 2013.  The effect of this pro rata change was a new warrant exercise price of US$0.43 ($0.60). The fair value of these warrants fluctuates based on the current stock price, volatility, the risk free interest rate, time remaining until expiry and changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar. The fair value of the warrant liability at the date of grant of the 750,000 warrants was $312,000 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 124%; risk free interest rate of 1.48%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

In connection with the SWK Credit Agreement the Company issued to SWK 755,794 common share purchase warrants with each warrant entitling SWK to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.5954 ($0.824), at any time prior to August 8, 2020.  The fair value of the warrant liability at the date of grant was $445,012 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 128%; risk free interest rate of 2.14%; and expected term of 7 years.

 

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In connection with the private placement offerings completed during the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company granted an aggregate of 12,161,571 share purchase warrants to the participants each exercisable into one common share as follows:  6,026,438 at US$0.50 ($0.69) exercisable on or before March 11, 2015 and 6,026,437 at US$0.60 ($0.83) exercisable on or before March 11, 2018. The exercise price of the 12,052,875 warrants is denominated in U.S. dollars while the Company’s functional and reporting currency is the Canadian dollar. As a result, the fair value of the warrants fluctuates based on the current stock price, volatility, the risk free interest rate, time remaining until expiry and changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar. The fair value of the warrant liability at the date of grant for these warrants was $1,896,679 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following weighted average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 117.4%; risk free interest rate of 1.16%; and expected term of 3.5 years. The remaining 108,696 share purchase warrants are exercisable on or before September 20, 2018 at US$0.55 ($0.76). The fair value of the warrant liability at the date of grant for these warrants was $22,810 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following weighted average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 130.0%; risk free interest rate of 1.89%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

In connection with the additional US$2,000,000 ($2,211,000) loan from SWK described in Note 9, the Company issued SWK 347,222 common share purchase warrants with each warrant entitling SWK to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.432 ($0.5951), at any time on or prior to February 4, 2021. The fair value of the warrant liability at the date of grant was $120,914 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 117%; risk free interest rate of 1.85%; and expected term of 7 years.

 

In connection with the additional US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) loan described in Note 9, the Company issued SWK 740,000 common share purchase warrants with each warrant entitling SWK to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.70 ($0.9688), at any time on or prior to October 1, 2019. The fair value of the warrant liability at the date of grant was $303,557 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 122%; risk free interest rate of 1.56%; and expected term of 5 years.

 

ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” indicates that warrants with exercise prices denominated in a different currency other than an entity’s functional currency should not be classified as equity. As a result, these warrants have been treated as derivatives and recorded as liabilities carried at their fair value, with period-to-period changes in the fair value recorded as a gain or loss in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company treated the compensation warrants as a liability upon their issuance. The warrant liability is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see Note 19(b)).

 

As at December 31, 2015, the fair value of the warrant liability of $5,883,809 (2014 - $3,107,880) was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0% (2014 — 0%) expected volatility of 87% (2014 — 88%) risk-free interest rate of 0.79% (2014 — 1.22%) and expected term of 2.68 years (2014 — 2.18 years).

 

This model requires management to make estimates of the expected volatility of its common shares, the expected term of the warrants and interest rates. The risk free interest rate is based on the Canadian Treasury Bond rate. The Company has not paid dividends and does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. The expected term of the warrants is the contractual term of the warrants upon initial recognition.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded a loss of $5,233,985 (2014 — a gain of $283,305) as change in warrant liability on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

Warrants — Equity

 

Expiration Date

 

Number of
Warrants at
December 31, 2015

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price

 

Grant Date
Fair Value at
December 31, 2015

 

July 15, 2016

 

16,488,528

 

$0.90

 

$

3,968,872

 

July 15, 2016

 

1,154,281

 

$0.70

 

$

429,787

 

July 15, 2016

 

423,426

 

$0.90

 

$

133,726

 

May 21, 2017

 

456,529

 

$0.92

 

$

205,438

 

 

 

18,522,764

 

$0.89

 

$

4,737,823

 

 

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Expiration Date

 

Number of
Warrants at
December 31, 2014

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price

 

Grant Date
Fair Value at
December 31, 2014

 

July 15, 2016

 

21,447,500

 

$0.90

 

$

5,169,881

 

July 15, 2016

 

3,217,125

 

$0.70

 

$

1,177,468

 

 

 

24,664,625

 

$0.87

 

$

6,347,349

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 1,031,422 underlying warrants with an exercise price of $0.90, upon the exercise of 2,062,844 broker compensation options. The weighted average fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 84%, risk-free interest rate of 0.47%, and expected term of 1.13 years.

 

In connection with the private placement completed during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 456,529 non-transferable broker warrants, each exercisable into a common share of the Company, at an exercise price of $0.92 exercisable at any time on or prior to May 21, 2017. The fair value of the broker warrants at the date of grant was $205,438 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 92%; risk free interest rate of 0.67%; and expected term of 2 years.

 

In connection with the public offering completed during the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued  21,447,500 share purchase warrants to the purchasers, each exercisable into one common share of the Company at $0.90, exercisable at any time on or prior to July 15, 2016. In addition, the Company granted 3,217,125 non-transferable broker warrants, each exercisable into a Unit of the Company, at an exercise price of $0.70 exercisable at any time on or prior to July 15, 2016. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant with each whole warrant entitling the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.90 at any time on or before July 15, 2016. The fair value of the warrants and broker warrants at the date of grant was $6,347,349 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 99%; risk free interest rate of 1.12%; and expected term of 2 years.

 

11.                               Loss Per Share

 

The treasury stock method assumes that proceeds received upon the exercise of all warrants and options outstanding in the period is used to repurchase the Company’s shares at the average share price during the period. The diluted loss per share is not computed when the effect of such calculation is anti-dilutive. In years when losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities, which were not included in diluted weighted average shares for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of outstanding stock options (8,431,303 and 4,834,991, respectively), outstanding warrants (25,343,226 and 39,419,212, respectively) and convertible debentures (2,813,778 and nil, respectively).

 

The following table sets forth the computation of loss per share:

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to common shareholders

 

$

(17,552,879

)

$

(5,606,942

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

111,762,759

 

71,940,005

 

Effect of dilutive common shares

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

111,762,759

 

71,940,005

 

Loss per share — basic and diluted

 

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.08

)

 

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12.                               Changes in Non-Cash Operating Assets and Liabilities

 

Changes in non-cash balances related to operations are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

(1,606,074

)

$

(1,553,553

)

Inventories

 

(621,936

)

7,444

 

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

 

(798,927

)

(21,393

)

Taxes recoverable

 

123,619

 

521,168

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

1,183,518

 

1,059,850

 

 

 

$

(1,719,800

)

$

13,516

 

 

Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the year ended December 31, 2015, is an amount related to patents and licenses of $nil (2014 - $31,655).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, there was $2,663,973 (2014 - $1,207,262) in interest paid and $nil in taxes paid (2014 — $nil).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, there was $716,052 (2014 - $118,815) of non-cash debt issuance costs (see Note 9) expensed as amortization of assets and $299,644 (2014 - $167,555) of non-cash debt issuance costs expensed as accretion expense.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, nil warrants (2014 - 1,087,222) were issued and valued at $nil (2014 - $424,471) in regards to the additional USD$8,000,000 ($8,935,800) advanced under the Credit Agreement and Amended Credit Agreement (See Note 9).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, 456,529 broker warrants were issued and valued at $205,438 in regards to the public offering that was completed (Note 10a) (2014 - $1,177,468).

 

13.          Contingencies and Commitments

 

a)            License Agreements

 

On December 1, 2011, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Ltd. and Tribute Pharma Canada Inc. (“Tribute”). Included in this transaction were the following license agreements:

 

On June 30, 2008, Tribute signed a Sales, Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Actavis Group PTC ehf (“Actavis”) to perform certain sales, marketing, distribution, finance and other general management services in Canada in connection with the importation, marketing, sales and distribution of Bezalip® SR and Soriatane® (the “Actavis Products”). On January 1, 2010, a first amendment was signed with Actavis to grant the Company the right and obligation to more actively market and promote the Actavis Products in Canada. On March 31, 2011, a second amendment was signed with Actavis that extended the term of the agreement, modified the terms of the agreement and increased the Company’s responsibilities to include the day-to-day management of regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance and medical information relating to the Actavis Products. The Company pays Actavis a sales and distribution fee up to an annual base-line net sales forecast plus an incremental fee for incremental net sales above the base-line. On May 4, 2011, the Company signed a Product Development and Profit Share Agreement with Actavis to develop, obtain regulatory approval of and market Bezalip SR in the U.S. The Company is required to pay US$5,000,000 ($6,920,000) to Actavis within 30 days of receipt of the regulatory approval to market Bezalip SR in the U.S.

 

On November 9, 2010, the Company signed a license agreement with Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc. (“Nautilus”) for the exclusive rights to develop, register, promote, manufacture, use, market, distribute and sell Cambia® in Canada. On August 11, 2011, the Company and Nautilus executed the first amendment to the license agreement and on September 30, 2012 executed the second amendment to the license agreement. Aggregate payments of US$1,000,000 ($1,005,820) were issued under this agreement, which included an upfront payment to Nautilus upon the execution of the agreement and an amount payable upon the first commercial sale of the product.  These payments have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement, as amended.  Up to US$6,000,000 ($8,304,000) in additional one-time performance based sales milestones, based on a maximum of six different sales tiers, are payable over time, due upon achieving annual net sales ranging from US$2,500,000 ($3,460,000) to US$20,000,000 ($27,680,000) in the first year of the achievement of the applicable milestone.  Royalty rates are tiered and payable at rates ranging from 22.5% to 27.5% of net sales.

 

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On December 30, 2011, the Company signed a license agreement to commercialize MycoVa in Canada. As of December 31, 2015, this product has not been filed with Health Canada and to-date no upfront payments have been paid. Within 10 days of execution of a manufacturing agreement, the Company shall pay an up-front license fee of $200,000. Upon Health Canada approval of MycoVa, the Company shall pay $400,000. Sales milestones payments of $250,000 each are based on the achievement of aggregate net sales in increments of $5,000,000. Royalties are payable at rates ranging from 20% to 25% of net sales.

 

On May 13, 2014, the Company entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with Faes Farma, S.A. (“Faes”), a Spanish pharmaceutical company, for the exclusive right to sell bilastine, a product for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives) in Canada. The exclusive license is inclusive of prescription and non-prescription rights for bilastine, as well as adult and paediatric presentations in Canada. Sales of bilastine are subject to receiving regulatory approval from Health Canada. Payment for the licensing rights is based on an initial fee of €250,000 ($368,337) and a payment of €125,000 ($185,377) issued during the year ended December 31, 2015 upon the approval of bilastine from Health Canada.  These payments have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement.  Any remaining milestone payments based on the achievement of specific events, including regulatory and sales milestones of up to $3,478,718 (€1,316,600 ($1,978,718) and $1,500,000) are payable over time. Milestones are payable upon attainment of cumulative net sales targets, up to net sales of $60,000,000.  The license agreement is also subject to certain minimum purchase obligations upon regulatory approval and commercial sale of the product.

 

On May 21, 2015, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribute) acquired the U.S. rights to Fibricor® and its related authorized generic from a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (See Note 2).  Financial terms of the deal include the payment of US$10,000,000 ($13,840,000) of which US$7,000,000 ($8,767,603) was paid during the year ended December 31, 2015 and US$3,000,000 ($4,152,000) is due on May 21, 2016.  An aggregate of US$4,500,000 ($6,228,000) in one-time milestone payments are due upon the attainment of certain annual net sales targets, ranging from US$15,000,000 ($20,760,000) to US$50,000,000 ($69,200,000).

 

Pursuant to the MFI Acquisition the following license and supply agreements have been acquired by the Company. (See Note 2)

 

MFI has supply agreements with various vendors that include purchase minimums.  Pursuant to these agreements, the Company is required to purchase a total of up to $6,027,000 of products from these vendors during the following years ended December 31:

 

2016

 

$

900,000

 

2017

 

$

929,000

 

2018

 

$

892,000

 

2019

 

$

799,000

 

2020 and thereafter

 

$

3,272,000

 

 

 

$

6,792,000

 

 

On November 26, 2008, MFI entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with Norgine B.V. (“Norgine”), a Dutch pharmaceutical company, for the exclusive right to sell Moviprep in Canada. Payment for the licensing rights of $250,000 have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement. Any remaining milestone payments based on the achievement of specific events, including regulatory and sales milestones are payable over time. Milestones are payable upon attainment of cumulative net sales targets.

 

On September 22, 2011, MFI entered into an exclusive distribution and supply agreement with Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. a Canadian pharmaceutical company, for the exclusive right to sell Durela in Canada. Payments for the licensing rights of $300,000 have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement.  Any remaining milestone payments based on the achievement of specific events, including regulatory and sales milestones of up to $750,000 are payable over time.  Milestone payments are payable upon attainment of cumulative net sales targets, up to net sales of $20,000,000.

 

Upon the receipt of regulatory approval for MFI’s two pipeline products or upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company, the vendors will receive a payment of $1,250,000 per product.

 

See Subsequent Event note 21.

 

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b)            Executive Termination Agreements

 

The Company currently has employment agreements with the provision of termination and change of control benefits with officers and executives of the Company. The agreements for the officers and executives provide that in the event that any of their employment is terminated during the initial term (i) by the Company for any reason other than just cause or death; (ii) by the Company because of disability; (iii) by the officer or executive for good reason; or (iv) following a change of control, the officers and executives shall be entitled to the balance of the remuneration owing for the remainder of the initial term of up to an aggregate amount of $2,778,150 as of December 31, 2015 (2014 - $247,200) or if a change of control occurs subsequent to the initial term, while the officers or executives are employed on an indefinite basis, a lump sum payment of up to an aggregate amount of $5,181,449 (based on current base salaries) (2014- $2,072,200). See Note 21.

 

c)                                      Manufacturing Agreements

 

During 2015 and 2014, the Company’s NeoVisc® product was manufactured at Therapure Biopharma Inc. in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and Uracyst® was manufactured by Jubilant HollisterStier, Inc. in Kirkland, Quebec, Canada. Under the terms of these agreements the Company is obligated to make payments for batches to be manufactured within the one year termination notification period.

 

d)                                     Lease Obligations

 

The Company presently leases office and warehouse equipment under operating leases. For the year ended December 31, 2015, expenses related to these leases were $745 (2014 - $2,213). These amounts have been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss).

 

On September 1, 2012, the Company entered into a five year operating lease for its head office.  For the year ended December 31, 2015, expenses related to this lease were $105,648 (2014 - $98,667).

 

As at December 31, 2015, minimum operating lease payments under these leases are as follows:

 

 

 

Total

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

Operating lease obligations

 

$

199,875

 

$

 

$

104,542

 

$

95,333

 

 

14.                               Significant Customers

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company had four significant pharmaceutical wholesale customers (2014 — three) that represented 70.5% (2014 — 60.1%) of product sales.

 

The Company believes that its relationships with these customers are satisfactory.

 

15.                               Related Party Transactions

 

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company granted 200,000 and 200,000, respectively, options to purchase common shares of the Company, to LMT Financial Inc. (“LMT”), a company beneficially owned by a director and former interim officer of the Company, and his spouse for consulting services. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded $207,430 as a non-cash expense (2014 — $77,333).  These amounts have been recorded as selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

See Notes 10b and 13b.

 

16.                               Income Taxes

 

Rate reconciliation: A reconciliation of income tax (benefit) expense computed at the statutory income tax rate included in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss follows:

 

Income tax expense (benefit) is comprised of:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Income tax (benefit) at statutory rate at 26.5% (2014 - 26.5%)

 

$

(4,699,300

)

$

(1,485,800

)

Adjusted for:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

3,181,200

 

2,045,100

 

Share issue costs

 

(363,600

)

(1,070,400

)

Non-deductible expenses

 

2,031,000

 

241,500

 

Different tax jurisdictions

 

(211,700

)

 

Other

 

(118,044

)

269,600

 

Current income tax expense

 

187,347

 

 

Deferred income tax (recovery)

 

(367,791

)

 

Total tax (recovery)

 

$

(180,444

)

$

 

 

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect losses carry-forward, the cumulative carry-forward pool of scientific research and experimental development (“SR&ED”) expenditures and the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their corresponding tax basis. Significant components of net deferred tax assets are listed below:

 

Components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

December 31,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

Benefit of net operating losses carry-forward

 

$

5,050,500

 

$

3,438,300

 

Book values of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets in excess of tax bases

 

964,100

 

192,100

 

Benefit of SR&ED expenditures

 

476,600

 

476,600

 

Share issue costs

 

980,800

 

985,700

 

Non-refundable tax credits

 

341,300

 

341,300

 

License agreements

 

(8,774,000

)

(2,030,000

)

Long-term debt

 

1,030,200

 

290,700

 

Valuation allowance

 

(6,875,900

)

(3,694,700

)

 

 

$

(6,806,400

)

$

 

 

A valuation allowance was provided against certain deferred tax assets at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, because the realization of the asset remains not determinable.

 

At December 31, 2015, the Company had non-capital losses carry-forward for income tax purposes in the amount of $18,205,400.  The losses, which may be applied against future years’ taxable income, expire as follows:

 

2026

 

$

231,900

 

2027

 

85,400

 

2028

 

53,700

 

2030

 

755,300

 

2031

 

1,994,900

 

2032

 

2,071,000

 

2033

 

4,348,300

 

2034

 

3,419,100

 

2035

 

5,245,800

 

 

 

$

18,205,400

 

 

Tax years 2008 through 2015 remain open to examination by the taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject. The Company has not been notified by any taxing jurisdictions of any proposed or planned examination.

 

The Company has non-refundable tax credits as at December 31, 2015 of $341,300 (2014 - $341,300).

 

The cumulative carry-forward pool of scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) expenditures as at December 31, 2015 applicable to future years, with no expiry date, is $1,798,300 (2014 - $1,798,300). The tax credits have a full valuation allowance on them as they do not meet the more-likely-than-not test.

 

17.                               Segmented Information

 

The Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a primary focus on the acquisition, licensing, development and promotion of healthcare products in Canada and the U.S. The Company targets several therapeutic areas in Canada, but has a particular interest in products for the treatment of pain, dermatology and endocrinology/cardiology. The Company also sells

 

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Uracyst® and NeoVisc® internationally through a number of strategic partnerships. Currently, all of the Company’s manufacturing assets are located in Canada. All direct sales take place in Canada and the U.S. Licensing arrangements have been obtained to distribute and sell the Company’s products in various countries around the world.

 

Revenue for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 includes products sold in Canada and international sales of products through licensing agreements.  Revenue earned is as follows:

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Product sales:

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian sales

 

$

26,241,461

 

$

15,193,221

 

International sales

 

4,031,591

 

1,619,372

 

Other revenue

 

31,007

 

40,785

 

Total

 

$

30,304,059

 

$

16,853,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty revenues

 

 

18,414

 

Total revenues

 

$

30,304,059

 

$

16,871,792

 

 

The Company currently sells its own products and is in-licensing other products in Canada.  In addition, revenues include products which the Company out-licenses throughout most countries in Europe, the Caribbean, Austria, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Kuwait, Malaysia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, South Korea, Turkey, Egypt, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. The operations reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) includes the Company’s activity in these markets.

 

18.                               Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)

 

The Company enters into foreign currency transactions in the normal course of business. Expenses incurred in currencies other than Canadian dollars are therefore subject to gains or losses due to fluctuations in these currencies. As at December 31, 2015, the Company held cash of $6,246,020 (US$4,456,115 and €52,402) in denominations other than in Canadian dollars (2014 - $1,319,013 (US$1,135,304 and €1,387)); had accounts receivables of $2,358,178 (US$1,593,761 and €101,413) denominated in foreign currencies (2014 - $319,764 (US$67,125 and €172,313); had accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $5,537,201 (US$4,000,875 and €270,193) denominated in foreign currencies (2014 — $32,857 (US$26,125 and €1,816)); warrant liability of $5,883,809 (US$4,251,308)  (2014 - $3,107,880 (US$2,682,994)); and long term debt of $17,801,105 (US$12,862,070) (2014 - $16,254,400 (US$14,000,000)). For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company had a foreign currency loss of $2,271,334 (2014 — loss of $762,801). These amounts have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses and unrealized foreign currency loss on debt in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

19.                               Financial Instruments

 

(a)                                 Financial assets and liabilities — fair values

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, certain other current assets, accounts payables and accrued liabilities, amounts payable and contingent consideration, promissory convertible debentures and debentures are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

Warrant liability is a financial liability where fluctuations in market rates will affect the fair value of these financial instruments.

 

Cash equivalents are classified as Level 2 financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy.

 

(b)                                 Derivative liability — warrant liability

 

In connection with various financing arrangements, the Company has granted warrants to purchase up to 6,820,462 common shares of the Company as disclosed in Note 10c.  The warrants have a weighted average exercise price of US$0.58 ($0.81).  The warrants expire at dates ranging from May 11, 2017 to February 4, 2021.  The warrants are accounted for as derivative liabilities because the exercise price is denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency.

 

The table below summarizes the fair value of the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value:

 

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Fair Value at

 

Fair Value Measurement Using

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Derivative liability - Warrants

 

$    5,883,809

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,883,809

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value Measurement Using

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Derivative liability - Warrants

 

$    3,107,880

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,107,880

 

 

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities (warrant derivative liability) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

3,107,880

 

$

2,966,714

 

Additions to derivative instruments, recognized as a discount to the carrying value of long term debt on the balance sheet

 

(2,458,056

)

424,471

 

Additions to derivative instruments, recognized as a reallocation from common shares

 

 

 

Change in fair value, recognized in earnings as Change in warrant liability

 

5,233,985

 

(283,305

)

Balance at the end of the year

 

$

5,883,809

 

$

3,107,880

 

 

The following is quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs (level 3) for the Company as of December 31, 2015.

 

Liability Category

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation
Technique

 

Unobservable
Input

 

Input
Value

 

Warrant Liability

 

$    5,883,809

 

Black-Scholes valuation model

 

Volatility

 

87%

 

 

The following represents the impact on fair value measurements to changes in unobservable inputs:

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Increase in Inputs
Increase in Valuation

 

Decreases in Inputs
Increase in Valuation

 

Volatility

 

Increase

 

Decrease

 

 

These instruments were valued using pricing models that incorporate the price of a common share (as quoted on the relevant over-the-counter trading market in the U.S.), volatility, risk free rate, dividend rate and estimated life. The Company computed the value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes model. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

The following are the key weighted average assumptions used in connection with this computation:

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Number of shares underlying the warrants

 

6,820,462

 

14,754,587

 

Fair market value of the warrant

 

US$0.62 ($0.86)

 

US$0.18 ($0. 21)

 

Exercise price

 

US$0.58 ($0.81)

 

US$0.55 ($0.64)

 

Expected volatility

 

87%

 

88%

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.79%

 

1.22%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

Expected warrant life (years)

 

2.68

 

2.18

 

 

(c)                                  Liquidity risk

 

The Company generates sufficient cash from operating and financing activities to fund its operations and fulfill its obligations as they become due. The Company’s investment policy is to invest excess cash resources into highly liquid short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less with tier one financial institutions. As at

 

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December 31, 2015, there were no restrictions on the flow of these funds nor have any of these funds been committed in any way, except as outlined in the detailed notes.

 

In the normal course of business, management considers various alternatives to ensure that the Company can meet some of its operating cash flow requirements through financing activities, such as private placements of the Company’s common shares and offerings of debt and convertible debt instruments as well as through merger or acquisition opportunities. Management may also consider strategic alternatives, including strategic investments and divestitures. As future operations may be financed out of funds generated from financing activities, the Company’s ability to do so is dependent on, among other factors, the overall state of capital markets and investor appetite for investments in the pharmaceutical industry and the Company’s securities in particular. Should the Company elect to satisfy its cash commitments through the issuance of securities, by way of either private placement or public offering or otherwise, there can be no assurance that its efforts to obtain such additional funding will be successful, or achieved on terms favorable to the Company or its existing shareholders. If adequate funds are not available on terms favorable to the Company, it may have to reduce substantially or eliminate expenditures such as promotion, marketing or production of its current or proposed products, or obtain funds through other sources such as divestiture or monetization of certain assets or sublicensing (where permitted) of certain rights to certain of its technologies or products. See Note 21- Subsequent events.

 

(d)                                 Concentration of credit risk and major customers

 

The Company considers its maximum credit risk to be $4,987,086 (2014 - $2,161,133). This amount is the total of the following financial assets: accounts receivable and loan receivable. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held through various high grade financial institutions.

 

The Company is exposed to credit risk from its customers and continually monitors its customers’ credit.  It establishes the provision for doubtful accounts based upon the credit risk applicable to each customer.  In line with other pharmaceutical companies, the Company sells its products through a small number of wholesalers and retail pharmacy chains in addition to hospitals, pharmacies, physicians and other groups. Note 14 discloses the significant customer details and the Company believes that the concentrations on the Company’s customers are considered normal for the Company and its industry.

 

As at December 31, 2015, the Company had three customers which made up 59.4% of the outstanding accounts receivable in comparison to two customers which made up 65.7% at December 31, 2014. As at December 31, 2015, 32.4% (2014 — 12.2%) of the outstanding accounts receivable was related to product sales related to two wholesale accounts and 27.1% (2014 — 53.5%) was related to an amount owing related to the product sales associated with the Novartis transition period (Note 2).

 

(e)                                  Foreign exchange risk

 

The Company principally operates within Canada; however, a portion of the Company’s revenues, expenses, and current assets and liabilities, are denominated in United States dollars and the EURO. The Company’s long term debt is repayable in U.S. dollars, which exposes the Company to foreign exchange risk due to changes in the value of the Canadian dollar. As at December 31, 2015, a 5% change in the foreign exchange rate would increase/decrease the long term debt balance by $890,000 and would increase/decrease both interest expense and net loss by approximately $118,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015. As at December 31, 2015, a 5% change in the foreign exchange rate would increase/decrease the warrant liability balance by $294,000 and would increase/decrease both changes in warrant liability and net loss by $294,000 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2015.

 

(f)                                   Interest rate risk

 

The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations on its cash and cash equivalents as well as its long term debt. At December 31, 2015, the Company had an outstanding long term debt balance of US$12,862,070 ($17,801,104), which bears interest annually at a rate of 11.5% plus the LIBOR Rate with the LIBOR Rate being subject to a minimum floor of 2%, such that that minimum interest rate is 13.5%, which may expose the Company to market risk due to changes in interest rates. For the year ended December 31, 2015, a 1% increase in interest rates would increase interest expense and net loss by approximately $178,011. However, based on current LIBOR interest rates, which are currently under the minimum floor set at 2% and based on historical movements in LIBOR rates, the Company believes a near-term change in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations.

 

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20.                               Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company enters into foreign currency contracts with financial institutions to reduce the risk that its cash flows and earnings will be adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.  In accordance with the Company’s current foreign exchange rate risk management policy, this program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes. The Company had no foreign currency contracts in place at December 31, 2015 or 2014. The Company has determined foreign currency call options to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets at fair value.

 

The Company initially reports any gain or loss on the effective portion of the cash flow hedge as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassifies to the statements of operations when the hedged transaction occurs.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company settled foreign exchange contracts and recognized a gain of $161,450 (2014 - recognized a loss of $167,511).

 

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value are intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The amounts ultimately realized upon settlement of these financial instruments, together with the gains and losses on the underlying exposures, will depend on actual market conditions during the remaining life of the instruments.

 

21.                               Subsequent Events

 

On February 5, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Arrangement, Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Aralez”) completed the acquisition of Tribute by way of a court approved plan of arrangement in a stock transaction. In connection with the transaction, Pozen Inc. (“Pozen”), a corporation formed under the laws of Delaware, and Tribute were combined under and became subsidiaries of Aralez, with Pozen treated as the acquiring company for accounting purposes (the “Transaction”).  Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act, Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Aralez”) is the successor issuer to Pozen and Tribute.  The Aralez common shares were approved for listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’) under the symbol ‘‘ARLZ’’ and approved for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (‘‘TSX’’) under the symbol ‘‘ARZ.”  Shares of Pozen were delisted from NASDAQ and shares of Tribute were delisted from TSXV and OTCQX following the commencement of trading of Aralez common shares.  The combined company will operate under Aralez, a global specialty pharmaceutical company with operations in Canada, Ireland and the United States.  Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Arrangement, each share of Pozen common stock has been converted into the right to receive one Aralez common share and each common share of Tribute (other than dissenting shares) has been exchanged for 0.1455 Aralez common shares.  Repayment of Tribute’s indebtedness required as a result of change in control provisions included repayment of the SWK Amended Credit Agreement of approximately USD $12,435,292 ($17,210,444) and the Debentures of $12,500,000.

 

As a result of the Transaction described above, the Company issued in aggregate, approximately $2,500,000 for severance compensation to certain executive officers as a result of the termination of their employment upon the change of control, as per their executive employment agreements.

 

In addition, the contingent consideration related to the MFI Acquisition for attainment of regulatory approval of two MFI’s pipeline projects also became due upon closing of the Transaction.  Subsequent to December 31, 2015, one of payments was made ($1,250,000) and the other payment ($1,250,000) was withheld as the Company has reserved its rights under the Share Purchase Agreement to bring an indemnity claim against the vendors for certain pre-closing matters and breaches of representations and warranties.  The Company is evaluating the amounts owed, which will be set-off from the $1,250,000 withheld amount with the balance, if any, being paid to MFI.  The vendors have filed a notice of claim for breach of contract for failure to make the contingent payment, which was due 30 days after a change of control of the Company.

 

On February 5, 2016, Tribute issued USD$75,000,000 ($103,800,000) of senior secured convertible promissory notes and USD$75,000,000 ($103,800,000) of Tribute shares in a private placement. The convertible promissory notes were immediately assumed by Aralez and the Tribute shares were immediately converted into Aralez shares using a conversion factor of 0.1455.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company issued 843,530 common shares in connection with the exercise of 33,000 common share purchase warrants, 55,000 compensation options and 66,600 stock options exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.69 per common share, for aggregate proceeds of $106,690, and 1,366,250 stock options were exercised under the cashless right and converted into 688,930 common shares of the Company. In addition, the Company issued 27,500 common share purchase warrants on the exercise of 55,000 compensation options.  Each such warrant has an exercise price of $0.90 and an expiry date of July 15, 2016.

 

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